diff --git a/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp b/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp
index b2e4cd2dc..7946cad6d 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdEdit.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ int CmdEdit::execute (std::string& output)
     if (editFile (*task))
       context.tdb2.modify (*task);
 
-  context.tdb2.commit ();
   return 0;
 }